Momofuku Milk Bar

Seeeehr, sehr leckeres Milcheis mit feiner Cereal-​Note! Hammer lecker und nicht ganz so «schwer» als normales Eis. Habe mir gleich 2x eins geholt und der Preis von knapp 5 $ ist absolut gerechtfertigt!

Cookies. Ice cream. Cake bites. OH MY. Indulge your sweet side at Momofuku Milk Bar daily, and store some to take home with you. The cookies are soft, so if you’re a crispy cookie lover, beware.
Cake bites are sweet, soft, and exactly what you’d expect them to be: a guilty pleasure.
The most unique (and famous) item might be the cereal milk soft serve, which actually tastes like the milk you’d drink after a bowl of sweet cereal, garnished with captain crunch. Refreshing on a hot day, and just plain good on any other.
Do this!

I bought 3 dozen cookies here to take back with me to California, where I became the Oprah of Momofuku cookies!
«You get a cookie, you get a cookie, you get a cookie! Everybody gets a cookie!»
Definitely a good strategy if you want to befriend your coworkers or be the real MVP among your friends.
This location is waaaaaaaaay different than the one in Midtown. Felt a bit claustrophobic when I walked in — it’s tiny!
I can’t decide if I prefer the corn or compost cookie. I LOVE THEM BOTH!
My heart broke a little watching all my cookies get thrown into a paper bag. Some were not so lucky and broke in the process ‚(Still delicious regardless!

I have seen the pictures of the cereal milk soft serve with corn flakes on instagram and just about everywhere so I’ve been dying to come here! I was not disappointed! LOVED it. I craved it for the whole week after I got it. How do they get it to taste just like the milk in a cereal bowl after you’ve eaten it all?!
My friend also got two cookies — the corn cookie and blueberry. They were soft and scrumptious.
I do wish it was a bigger place rather than a little hole in the wall, as I had to enjoy my soft serve on a bench outside in 10 degree weather. Expand! Nonetheless, I’ll definitely be back.

One thing that Momofuku Milk Bar desperately needs is an actual bar and bartender serving shots of milk. Well, since it’s New York, maybe this spot should have the Korova Milk Bar attached to it. Think of all of the business!
All of the cookies are really quite good, but they’re still so overly sweet. We headed to a nearby bar after buying a few cookies. The corn cookie tastes like Cap’n Crunch. And Cap’n Crunch just tastes better with milk, not beer.

⁴⁄₅ because I would love to see this store bigger. And by bigger I means space for people to sit down and talk. The only place available for you to sit down and enjoy your ice cream (or whatever it is you order) is their tiny bench outside. A bench that’s pointless whenever it rains because you’ll get soaked. I ordered their famous milk cereal ice cream and I’m not joking when I say… The ice cream tasted EXACTLY like morning cereal. I don’t know how they do it but it tastes wonderful! It’s not too sweet and you can taste that little tinge of saltiness and the corn flakes they put on it and inside the cup mixes well with the ice cream! They have another flavor which is pretzel ice cream and I’ve yet to try that one! One cup costs $ 5.(44)? And one pint costs $ 10-​something. It’s pricey but it’s good!

Pretty good, but definitely think it is a little over-​hyped. The crack pie was decent, but I think it would’ve been better if they served it warm. The cereal milk soft serve with cornflakes tastes exactly as it sounds and is weirdly satisfying.
The shop itself is very small and can get very crowded. There is no room to sit down and eat inside the shop, though there are benches outside.
I wouldn’t mind coming back if I were in the area.

Momofuku Milk Bar at 251 E 13^th Street, NY, NY, I would like to take a moment to congratulate you on being the 1^st food establishment that I will be bestowing a 1-​star rating on. You, my good milk friend, were not worth the over-​hyping that people credit you with…
Pros:
– If you like absurdly sweet things that remind you of cereal milk (after eating a bowl of sugary cereal that also had about 10 tablespoons of additional sugar sprinkled over it) and crack in a sugar form, then this place will be a total «Pro» for you…
Cons:
– If however you are like me, this place will be a total «Con» for you because of that overload in sugar (your teeth will feel and ache due to 1 simple lick/​bite)
– Place is also super small! Think the cupboard Harry lived in when he was home with the Dursleys.

I think people over hype this place to the point where it kind of kills your expectations when you get there. Its actually a really good bakery, but with all the hype that it comes with, people just expect more. The service isn’t the best and the bakery is super small so you have to eat outside or walk with it. I do think there are a lot of amazing bakeries in NY in general though, but this place still has something unique to offer, so I would definitely recommend a visit!
Highlights:
— Cereal Milk & Crunch: In general the feedback I hear from friends is that this is «meh», but I thought this was delicious and my favorite thing from Momofuku! Sooo good and the crunch is perfectly amazing!
— Cake Truffles: They really don’t look like anything special… but they’re surprisingly very rich and moist!
— Crack Pie: So this one is not my favorite, but I bought a few to gift to friends and everyone loved it! For me at least, its a bit rich and too buttery, but everyone else that tried it, loved it, so its probably just me.

I’ve only tried the Birthday Cake, but it is absolutely one of the best cakes I’ve ever had. I’ve also tried making it, but it’s very labor intensive and requires a couple ingredients I don’t always have on hand.
It’s a 6 inch cake and if I want to ship it to my house it costs $ 80. Since not a day goes by that I don’t think of that damn cake when it’s not in my refrigerator, it’s 100% worth it. Salivating…

Christina Tosi is basically a baking genius. A mad-​sciency baking genius.
I could theoretically make most of the items they sell, since the recipes are available online, but ain’t nobody got time for that!
Get yourself to milk bar and take home a dozen corn and blueberry & cream cookies. Once I get my paws on them, it’s almost impossible to save them for a rainy day.

I did try the Cereal milk soft serve with my co-​workers and my husband.
The store itself are very very tiny but seems the variety of the menu are plus for the customers at the first get it thought.
The portion, price compare with taste was a bit too high for me and the workers are not really helpful.
maybe cuz, we all came into the store 6 people total was a bit too many for them but they seems not really welcome and wasn’t really helpful for some of my friends had a question to ask about on the menu.
total at all, I don’t really think it’s worth to comeback to this store, I mean I couldn’t find fan to comeback just for the small ice-​cream. so sad.

You know, call me crazy, but I don’t see the hype with Momofuku. I’ve been meaning to go for awhile now, but never had the time/​chance. Now that I’ve been, I can honestly say, «meh». Not sure what I was expecting, but for the price that I’m paying, I’m not a fan of the small scoop. I ordered the cereal milk with corn flakes, because that’s what I see everyone else posting on social media. The soft serve itself was definitely not anything exciting, although I do concede the concept is pretty cool. It does feel like you’re eating cereal with milk, especially towards the end when your soft serve is a bit melted and the cereal is a bit soft.
This location is a shoebox, and can fit at most 6 customers. The place did not have a glam feel to it, and actually looked tacky and old (is that the feel they’re going for?) I won’t be back to this location. If anything I’ll give their other location a shot and try something else.

ordered online, overpriced stale, sugary garbage
all hype

I’ve tried everything on the menu (fattie girl moment) crack pie was my fave. I brought a bunch of the cookies back to OC to give away as souvenirs to my foodie friends :)

I had only tried this place from people that brought back their cookies as a souvenir but now I can get all up close and personal with it.
And it’s aiight. Price-​wise it’s a kicker. Like, it’s the kinda place you’d be going to «Honey, it’s our monthiversary let’s go get dessert somewhere nice» pricey.
I got 6 cookies to go and my fiancée wanted the cereal milk soft serve with toppings. MVP of the cookies was the blueberry one. Compost cookie was supposed to show up but kinda fell short this time, but… I still believe in it. Insert basketball superstar analogy here.
Anyway. The soft serve was good, like they legit took their leftover milk from their Frosted Flakes breakfast and blasted it into the soft serve machine. It thickened and therefore was delicious. Sugary sweet & so good.

This is one of those NYC eats that is overly hyped up on social media and in reality is just pure disappointment. There was not even a store sign, so you could easily miss it. The only way my friends and I knew it was Momofuku Milk Bar was from the small sign taped to the door.
Dislikes:
— Flavors — My friends and I couldn’t decide between Cereal Milk or Crack Pie, so we got both The Twist! (Because why not?!) 1 container for $ 4.50.
— Crack Pie — Very sweet. I couldn’t eat more than 5 bites without getting tired of it. It tasted like vanilla with maple syrup and more sugar. Sugar overload much?
— Cereal Milk — Props to Momofuku for flavor accuracy, because it tastes exactly like leftover milk from your cereal bowl. If leftover cereal milk is your weakness, then you’ll love this! However, I prefer my cereal to have as little milk as possible, so I did not enjoy this.
— Both flavors are white in color, so if you get The Twist, its can be hard to differentiate between the two.
— My 2 friends and I shared 1 container, and we could only eat half of it. I am not the kind of person to let any food go to waste, but this was an exception.
— Price — $ 4.50 seems reasonable and comparable to other ice cream shops in NYC. However I do not think the quality and flavor are worth the money or comparable to 50 other ice cream shops in Manhattan.
— Very small location — This particular location is ridiculously small, up most 5 people can stand inside. No inside seating. Seating limited to a bench on the storefront.

On the way here, I bumped into a bunch of friends just leaving the place. They all told me that it wasn’t good, that it was overpriced, that they were disappointed. «It’s ok. Have wishful thinking. I will enjoy it,» I thought.
First scoop was a really strong vanilla flavor, something that tasted slightly like yogurt. It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t love it either. For a soft serve it was a pretty small size for $ 6. In a way, I was glad it was small because I would have thrown it away before I even finish. It was just way too sweet.
I’ll still try the other Momofuku branches though (noodle bar, ssäm bar).

First lick had a really strong vanilla flavor that tasted slightly like yogurt. It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t love it either. For a soft serve it was a pretty small size for $ 6. In a way, I was glad it was small because I would have thrown it away before I even finish. It was just way too sweet.
I’ll still try the other Momofuku branches though (noodle bar, ssäm bar). I heard their confetti cake was good too, so I’ll be looking forward to updating my review.

A friend of mine worked here for a while so I used to get free leftovers, and oh man, they’ve got some amazing stuff. I mostly tried their cookies, and they are all DELICIOUS.
Best one: Blueberries and cream.
Most interesting: Compost
Most predictably tasting: Confetti
I left out the cornflake cookie because honestly, you compare it to the compost cookie and it’s like, okay guys, you can do better? See? It’s not a bad cookie. In fact, it’s a very good cookie. But just add some more stuff in it, and you have the compost cookie. Which is a great cookie.
The truffles are so great! The texture is so nice, and they’re so sweet and straight up indulgent.
It makes me sad that my friend no longer works here because 1. I never got to try the crack pie, and 2. I probably will never try the crack pie because everything at Milk Bar is pretty expensive.
Overall, a good spot if you’ve got a sweet tooth and dollars to blow.

I love Momofuku! Everything I have tried deserves a ⁵⁄₅.
Crack Pie: It really is like crack… you’re addicted just after one bite. It is really sweet but you can’t help but want more.
Compost cookie and cornflake cookie: both were good but I liked the compost better. Maybe because it had more stuff in it besides just cornflakes. The cookies were chewy and had a good texture to it. They weren’t overly sweet either, I think the ingredients balanced each other out well
Cereal Milk: This soft serve tastes exactly like cereal milk. I have had friends say it’s nothing special, but I think it’s absolutely delicious. Just think of what cereal milk would taste like if you made it into ice cream. It’s not too sweet and the corn flakes give it a nice crunch! I would eat this everyday if I lived in NYC!
Overall a great place for desserts. I always buy extra to bring for friends back home when I go.

Yum yum yum. I love everything about this place except for the price. You have to try the classic cereal milk soft serve! It’s like breakfast on a whole new level. Dessert tastes better shared so bring a friend or two along and try everything on the menu!
I came on a cold night late December and there was still a longgg line out the door. Still worth it.

Crack Pie. Nuff said.
This place will look like a hole in the wall but the crack pie is to die for.

If you are dying to get diabetes, you have came the right place!
This is more of a once in a while type of place or if you an out of towner. I am not a big fan of Momofuku (over raided), but the milk bar falls second in line after Ssam bar. I only gave this place a 3 because honestly its really hard to eat anything here unless you have a super duper sweet tooth… and I mean EXTRA SWEET!
This place is good for:
1. If you are from out of town or if you are a new yorker and need to find a place to take your guest
2. Craving something sweet for that time of the month
3. You don’t care that diabetes is coming your way
Here’s what I got:
1) Crack pie
–Crack alright… sugar crack… honestly 1 bite is enough. It is so sweet that you just might need to get that cereal milk.
–It taste good, but not something you can have all the time.
2) Marshmallow cookie — 5 stars!
–If anything is crack here, it would be this cookie!
–When I come here normally, this is the only thing I would come back for.
–Its hard to describe the taste of this cookie, you will just have to try it!
–What I can tell you is that the cookie has a texture between soft and hard. It is a good size, between ~2−3 inches in diameter.
3) Cereal milk
–Delicious! but… something you can make yourself.
–It literally taste like the milk left over in your bowl from eating frosted flakes.
–Don’t get me wrongs if f***ing good… just wouldn’t spend that much money on something you can make at home in gallons with the price you pay here.
4) Cereal ice cream — soft serve
–Taste just like the cereal milk but in soft serve formulation
–They add flakes on the side, but its nothing too special
–It is a bit on the icy side rather than thick and creamy
NOTE: If you are planning on waiting in line for this place during the middle of winter… I suggest you either bring a warm ass jacket… or just take a trip to the one in midtown. There is no place to stand inside the place (bench on the outside), it is literally like a «drive through,» but walking style.
NOTE 2: I am not sure if they bake their cookies here or bring them from somewhere… when we were eating out desserts we saw a person drive up and carry a bunch of containers that looked like bake goods in them…

When I get ice cream, I prefer something that’s cool and refreshing, but the cereal milk soft serve and the toppings were very heavy and tasted like they were drowned in butter. The portions are also measly for the high price they charge, but I guess that’s what happens when you combine a dessert with fame. I tried to be careful with it, but the cereal kept on falling off as I tried to figure out a way to eat neatly and gracefully. One nice surprise was that they had the cereal at the bottom of the cup too, and it doesn’t get mushy!
Although the ice cream didn’t live up to the hype, I do love the compost cookie here. Coffee flavors in a cookie is definitely a winning combination. I could eat it for days! Double chocolate cookies were disappointing though. Actually thought it tasted worse than ones I could find at the grocery store.

I had dinner at Momofuku Noodle Bar, I guess the next logical place to go is the Momofuku Milk Bar up the way Of course, there is a line outside… so just get in line and wait your turn. Small place inside as it is mainly just a order at the counter and eat it on the street type of place. There is some counter space but it’s pretty tight up in there since people are trying to get in.
Anyways, we had to get their signature desserts, the Cereal Milk Soft Serve w/​caramelized Corn Flake topping and that Crack Pie. Cereal Milk taste like cereal milk, what can I say… interesting flavor. Sweet, taste like the milk remnants at the bottom of your bowl of cereal in the morning. They then put the crunchy cereal on top so as you eat it, it falls everywhere. Check outside, you can see the trail of it. It was pretty good, not overly sweet, and would get it again.
Crack Pie, that’s where it’s at! Very delicious, great crust and quite decadent… perfectly sweet dessert and just so tasty! Kinda has a pecan pie consistency where its not loose, tasted like maple syrup-​ish too.
Staff was pretty nice & quick, pricing is definitely on the high side but it was pretty tasty, but in my book, it was worth it.
Multiple locations in NYC, as we were on a mission to find this place, but when I went to my grandma’s place in Brooklyn, there is one right outside of the subway station so I had to hit that one up too to make sure it was as delicious… and it was. Thanks!

Let’s just say that it has 3.5 overall ratings on Unilocal and I see why this is so.
Their cereal milk soft serve with corn flakes is their iconic menu item. Today, they had only 2 flavors, which we tried. One was crack pie which I couldn’t really get a feel of what it was except it was super super sweet like straight up maple syrup. Maybe it’s the food that elves eat lol. Then we had the cereal milk, which I couldn’t taste after the overpowering crack pie flavor. We decided to balance out the 2 and ordered the twist, combination of both flavors, with the corn flakes.
Don’t get the corn flakes… it’s like eating salt water and gross. Which made the overall soft serve salty, sweet, and unpleasant. Overall, I will not go back.
Also, we picked up the corn flake chocolate chip marshmallow cookie. It tastes just like the soft serve that I got today. Enough said.

Oh wow definitely have to write an update after this weekend…
#bae aka #brian did good this year for the bday. I had seen way too many instas and snap chats of the notorious momofuku birthday cake. He went above and beyond and surprised me with this at my birthday party. It was seriously unbelievable and I highly recommend it. The top of the cake had what looked like the truffle balls but they were a different texture — they were still good in flavor but not quite as magical as the actual truffle balls.
The only bad part about this was that we were in a unique state of mind and my friends made a bit of a mess that was super fun to clean on Sunday, but I think that’s pretty much 1000% our fault #SOS.

Momofuku Milk Bar is a cult favorite in New York, taking dessert to the next level. As you see on Unilocal,people love their Cereal Milk + Cornflakes.
FOOD: You think, Cereal Milk + Cornflakes? I could make that myself or just eat a bowl of cereal, but Momofuku Milk Bar definitely does something super special. The ice cream itself tastes like a bowl of milk, but it’s not just 2% dumped into the ice cream machine or else that would be way too water-​y. It’s got the right texture and consistency, leaving that delicious feeling in your mouth like a bowl of cereal. Then the cornflakes, and no, it’s not your regular Kellogg Cornflakes, but at Momofuku, they salt the cornflakes and give it more crunch to it.
What’s the best is that at the bottom of the cup, there’s even more cornflakes giving the impression that you are truly eating a bowl of cereal. You get to the bottom and find some more cereal, slightly more wet than the ones you ate earlier, but still as delicious. Honestly, it’s truly delicious and an eating experience!
SERVICE: You do wait in line outside for a little bit, but when we went it was closer to 10:00 PM at night on a Sunday with about a 5 – 10 minute wait. No area inside to eat, there’s an outside bench, but typically occupied, but do NOT sit on people’s steps around in the neighborhood as written on the sign in the front. Fast and efficient service to keep people happy at this great dessert place in East Village.
I think the only thing preventing me from giving its fifth star is the pricing. I find to spend $ 6 for such a small quantity to be a bit ridiculous, but hey, welcome to New York and enjoy one of the cult favorite Momofuku stores.

This is a overrated shop. Came here with my boyfriend to try this ice cream that everyone has talks about. It’s a very tiny place. Its hole in the wall type of store. We got lucky because when we get there the line is not that long & I observe that the line got long after a minute while waiting.
We ordered the cereal milk, biggest size. It taste okay & nothings special. The cereal taste a little salty. I don’t understand whats with this ice cream that people always talk about. For real, it taste ordinary. Its kinda pricy too.

Finally made it back here to try the cookies! Unfortunately, I’m still pretty underwhelmed.
I got the Corn, Blueberry and Cream, and Compost. They were all incredibly sweet (obviously) but so much so that it was difficult getting through them. The Corn was my favorite of the bunch, but tastes more like Cap’n Crunch than corn. The Compost was pretty loaded with different ingredients, none of which made a lasting impression. The Blueberry and Cream cookie was pretty interesting, just because of unique the flavor is.
For the price, I was a little disappointed with these cookies. I expected a denser, better tasting cookie that I would want to shovel into my mouth as fast as possible, but surprisingly, I had to wrap up most of the cookies to take home for later.

We stopped by here twice during our visit to New York. I can’t believe we ate ice cream in 37 degree weather. haha
Anyway, both visits were great! The staff is fun, friendly, and they have a good sense of humor! There is a bit of a wait, but it moves pretty quickly (depending on whether or not the people ahead of you know what they want to order). There is a small seating area right outside the shop as well.
FOOD
— Cereal milk soft serve with Cornflake Crunch: «made with milk, cornflakes, brown sugar and a pinch of salt. It’s like the milk at the bottom of a bowl of cornflakes!» (via
). It tripped us out at how the ice cream tasted just like the milk at the end of eating a bowl of cornflakes! They include cornflakes at the bottom of the cup, then around the swirl.
— I ordered a Cereal milk soft serve with chocolate chips and chocolate syrup. I was REALLY craving chocolate that day. LOL. This was really good, too!
— Crack Pie: This tasted like a Filipino dessert called Cassava Cake. So being filipino, I liked it!
OVERALL
Check out this little ice cream spot. They also serve cookies, cakes, and shakes.

Deli deli deliii!!! Pedi o cereal ice cream! Meu Deus que delicia! A porção é grande e ainda dá pra dividir com alguém!!! Voltarei só pra tomar o sorvete!!!

Hmmm someone really has to explain what all the hype is about… It probably deserves 3 stars, but given that I had high expectations, I can only bring myself to give it a mediocre 2 stars. I HAVE known much better.
J’ai trouvé les cookies vraiment sans intérêt. Mais réellement. Le blueberry était trop sucré, très fin et sans aucune caractéristique qui le distinguait de n’importe quel cookie standard. Le compost cookie était (rapidement) plus intéressant, mais alors, très rapidement. Les 2 étaient trop sucrés et écoeurants, gras et au gout indistinct.
Le croissant salé (j’allais presque oublier d’en parler tant il m’a laissé peu de souvenirs) était mille fois trop salé, indigeste, compact, plein de blue cheese, de lardons et de cristaux de sel (comme si c’était nécessaire, en plus des ingrédients mentionnés). Un méli mélo de trop de choses.
J’ai connu bien meilleur. Pour moi Momofuku se limite au pork buns. Le reste né m’a clairement pas fait vibrer.

The «crack bar» is to die for!

Chocolate Malt Cake Truffles are to die for!